Acquisition

GAO: SARA implementation uneven

Rep. Tom Davis expressed disappointment with progress in some areas.

Acquisition

Peachy future for VA buying

The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to launch the next generation of its computer procurement contract next year.

Acquisition

GSA wants input

General Services Administration officials will hold an industry day to seek opinions regarding the agency's reorganization.

Acquisition

OMB plans sourcing memo

OMB officials will ask each agency to designate a person to be responsible for strategic sourcing initiatives.

Acquisition

Murphy: Fixing procurement counts

Lawmakers need quality data that will allow them to make informed decisions.

Acquisition

New firm wants to advise agencies on IT buys

Before agency officials buy technology products and services, they must analyze what they need.

Acquisition

Jewell: Taming the fed frontier under a big sky

Montana procurement director helps small firms in far-flung outposts.

Acquisition

House ponders GSA overhaul

Members of Congress probed General Services Administration officials today on plans to merge FTS and FSS.

Acquisition

Learning curve

Integrators get up-to-speed on performance-based contracting.

Acquisition

FAA increases satellite coverage

A new agreement with Americom Government Services is part of a contract with Lockheed Martin for enhancing GPS transmission through the Wide Area Augmentation System.

Acquisition

Nadler: Reforming set-asides

Contracting advantages do not prepare Alaska firms for future competition

Acquisition

House scrutinizes Alaskan biz

Members of the House Government Reform Committee are looking into businesses classified as Alaskan Native Corporations.

Acquisition

Aronie: Paying the subcontractors

GSA and DOD apparently disagree about who gets to reap any savings.

Acquisition

GAO upholds COMMITS protest

Government Accountability Office officials ruled that Commerce officials improperly evaluated past performance factors for Mil.

Acquisition

GSA hearing coming

The House Government Reform Committee will hold its first hearing on restructuring the General Services Administration within several weeks, a committee official said.

Acquisition

Small biz gets Alliant slice

The governmentwide acquisition contract will be accompanied by a small-business set-aside contract, officials said.

Acquisition

The voices of industry

The Industry Advisory Council's shared interest groups outline their agendas for the coming year

Acquisition

Subcontracting rule delayed

The regulation that would allow agency officials to consider companies' track records when making source selections needs congressional approval.

Acquisition

Fed Sources tool analyzes task orders

Federal Sources has updated and enhanced a task order analysis tool that allows analysts to research the task orders that agencies issue under governmentwide acquisition contracts.

Acquisition

Kerry seeks SBA audit

Sen. John Kerry wants Small Business Administration officials to examine the systems by which they ensure federal contracts go to small businesses.